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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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